title: Cost-effectiveness in primary health care in Greece.
abstract: Health is a public good and in the free market is not distributed equally in the society due to the inefficient allocation of resources. According to the economic approach of health, illness prevents the infected individual to participate in processes (work), instead causes costs to the society as a whole. The purpose of this study is the demonstration of existing studies with the main purpose to pinpoint the significance of the cost effectiveness procedures in primary health care services in Greece.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diomidous
authors.forename: Konstantina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gougoumati
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalokairinou
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*